Embarrassment

[Ausfree]

I just made the 9,000th post:D:D

Crikey, we are breaking records on this Thread. You have created a monster, Jason.:D:D

[Ausfree]

For those interested, my daughter in Bundaberg E-Mailed this photo of her dog bite during the week. Slowly on the mend.:) Leg is now in a cast.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/1213.jpg (http://s756.photobucket.com/user/Ausfree/media/Kimsdogattackphotos0102_zpse111ba23.jpg.html)

[Landy Smurf]

It feels like this thread is forever breaking milestones in more ways than one.
Good hear your daughters are doing well Jim.
Jason keep cranking it and the smell should go.

[The ho har's]

Been a bit busy for a while here.

Jase, I will look for you on FB, whats you lastr name again? and the smell, did you paint the fire place?
If so it should settle down, maybe crank it up and leave the door open for a day or 2.

Lionel, hope you find a job soon.

Jim, now you have somewhere to stay when you are on holiday in W.A. :D

Tony, how is it going?

Mrs hh:angel:

[Landy Smurf]

Thanks for asking Mrs HH.
I have been quite busy with uni and college work.
This weekend was crazy weather.
It was below 0 for a lot of it and got some sleet and almost snow.
I have an assignment due at least every week and have an exam on the 3rd of June then I am free for a while.
I still dont know when I will be going to the GC as I have to organise the person to pick up my 80inch.
I got my car fixed, they were very fast which I was happy with and cost $200 for labor+part which wasnt to bad I guess.
I am trying to get a bit more healthy and waking up at 630am most mornings to go for an hour walk which is nice.
I have also trued eating better but is hard especially when so many people here eat bad food.
We get served dinner at 515 so come 9pm+ the hunger sharks are biting again.

[The ho har's]

The weather has been pretty cold up here also. Be terrific to see you some time up here:) You are always welcome here. Maybe buy some health bars, fruit or something simular to snack on at night.

I found Jase on FB:) Thanks Tony:p

Mrs hh:angel:

[Landy Smurf]

I have tried to go back to raw food like fruit and nuts.
I thought you may have found Jason.

[The ho har's]

Hey Jason I have added you to a couple of other Land Rover sites on FB, hope you don't mind:)

Mrs hh:angel:

[Lionelgee]

Been a bit busy for a while here.

Jase, I will look for you on FB, whats you lastr name again? and the smell, did you paint the fire place?
If so it should settle down, maybe crank it up and leave the door open for a day or 2.

Lionel, hope you find a job soon.

Jim, now you have somewhere to stay when you are on holiday in W.A. :D

Tony, how is it going?

Mrs hh:angel:


Hello Mrs HH,

Thank you for your consideration.

Pop058 (Paul) and I did a clandestine trip to Murgon. The trip there involved an empty car trailer being towed behind Paul's Disco. The trip back to Bundaberg involved a loaded car trailer being towed behind Paul's Disco. More details when it is domestically safe to do so!

I was able to set some priorities during the trip and figured that I will:
1) At my visit to the Ophthalmologist this afternoon I will get the verdict on what options I have to get my eyes sorted out. Namely, new specialist contact lenses or not; No my eyes have gone too far to be able to see through a pair of glasses.
2) Get on the road to being fully sighted again;
3) Knuckle down and finish the PhD; My Principal Supervising Professor stated that I was closer to finishing than I thought I was :D - When I can see again. :cool:
4) Look for work straight after the PhD dissertation is placed into the hands of the Examiners.
5) Get one of my Land Rovers on the road - legally registered.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[V8Ian]

Was at the eldest daughters place today, she informed us she has successfully applied for a job as a Ranger over in the Pilbara near Karather in WA.:)

She is qualified to be a Ranger (no not the type that go around here and book you for parking) and applied for numerous jobs in NSW but because of lack of experience could not even get an interview.

Not to be beaten, she applied Australia wide and scored this job. Comes with a house and her transfer costs will be paid. It will mean she will be in an isolated situation, something like a 9 hour drive to Karather. I hope all goes well for her, so that means my family is slowly spreading with another daughter living in Bundaberg.

Wonder what the youngest daughter will do????Good on number one, Jim. No doubt she will be spending a lot of her time at Karijini, it's a beautiful oasis in the middle of a virtual desert. I'm sure she'll love it. Karratha is quite civilized by WA standards. ;-)


Karijini | Explore Parks WA | Department of Parks and Wildlife (http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/karijini)

[Ausfree]

Good on number one, Jim. No doubt she will be spending a lot of her time at Karijini, it's a beautiful oasis in the middle of a virtual desert. I'm sure she'll love it. Karratha is quite civilized by WA standards. ;-)


Karijini | Explore Parks WA | Department of Parks and Wildlife (http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/karijini)
That's the area she'll be in, Ian. Can't remember the name of the place she'll be at, but I remember on the map she showed us, it was in that general area.:)

[JohnF]

Hello Jim,

Good to hear that Jason is okay - not so good to hear that there Karen is not doing so well ... yet.

I had a job interview for one of two job vacancies with the same organisation yesterday at 1:00 pm. I found out today that I had missed out on both opportunities.

Originally back in early February I applied for a job with the organisation and had two interviews for the role. I was then offered the job informally - dependent upon my three referees. One referee was contacted then did not hear from the organisation for over a week. Then I received a telephone call where they decided they wanted to upgrade the role to a senior one and I had to reapply all over again. I did so and the interview was yesterday.

Within 30 minutes of being told I was unsuccessful I found at least 5 jobs on the internet that are within my skill set to apply for.

When one door closes...

Kind Regards
Lionel

Are you sure that this above post of yours should not have been in the raise pension age to 20 thread :D



Your name has "Gee" after it. Is that your surname??? I was friends with Dr. Richard Gee, a GP, down in Sydney. He studied at uni in Brisbane.

[JohnF]

Yep where still here. Where just living day by day..Still recovering from the accident financialy but where still going & theres food on the table & the bills are paid. Our TV blew up so we had to replace it ended up getting finance its a 50 inch a bit big but was a good deal..I feel a little better now still not the best but getting there..

Sorry to hear of your problems.

The concerns with Karen are the new tablets she is on, She doesn't have anything that they are for , There a cancer treatment with bad side effects & we don't know why he has put her on them.these tablets are to replace the steroids which she is weening off now but will take 5 to 6 weeks to do. She has put some weight back on which im glad for though Karen doesn't like it.The new tablets cause week bones which isn't good for Karen as she only has to trip over her own feet & breaks an ankle easy cause of her past dancing.They also cause appertite lose hair lose & that has started for Karen she is loosing lots of hair everyday way way more then normal.he has to have 3 more blood tests she is going to try get one done tomorrow while she is down the road as she has a doctors appointment for me .

I would want a firm diagnosis of cancer before I used pills like those. If it is liver cancer it is very serious. Fell free to talk to me about things.

The medication I am on is getting so hard to get & we have brought up everything we could in Newcastle & lake Macquarie , It took us weeks & weeks to deside & agree to these tablets as most of the drugs for Agoraphobia are very strong & have bad side effects & very addictive so the appointment is to see what we mite be able to change to ..Karen is also still getting very tired & sleeps for about 3 hours a day of an afternoon.. She wont take time off work at all.. She only has to be out for an hour shopping & is buggered. She has had today & tomorrow off as todays job the people are full up with the flue & tomorrow the lady had a cleaning frenzy on Sunday cause she was bored..The tablets are called Puri-nethol that Karen is on..

Ive just realised why I have all the adds & popups I haven't renewed my subscription .. I also have been on face page a fair bit as I am apart of the addmin for a site & page called Prepared Planet its a prepers site , Im not really a preper but I like the way of life as some of the things they do can be put into practice around the house in everyday. Im on there for the survival part & bush craft.. Anyone else here on face page other then young Tony with all his pics of the young ladies he hangs with :D.

On my face book page people put posts from [Prepper pages. You are welcome to drop in to my page any time./COLOR]

Other then that not much is going on here. Oh Karen is taking her new tablets with her tomorrow to ask our doctor what the hell there for..
I know im starting to get tired with fred starting at 5.30 most mornings we wake with her elephatites through the house at 4.30 then up to get Cody up & ready so he can get a lift with Karen to school as he starts at 8 a fair bit .. Then its washing & doing all sorts through the day then getting T.. Im saving to buy a Hennesy Hammock The experdition zip asym..Oh & a warm sleeping bag Then I mite have a nice quiet nite out the back :p..

As for Harry I haven't done anything other then strip one of the new fender doors . I really need to get those front brackets which ive pretty much given up on as ive asked a few people on here that mite be able to help only to never hear from them .

The kids are still KIDS driving me insane .

Isnt that what Kids are for.

I fixed the roof on the shed today as it leaked where the flu went through. Should be all good now . Probably find out tonight with the predicted rain..

The lump on Karens leg from the accident is still there & still tender also still has a very sore left shoulder.

Back on Boxing day 1990, just before Dawn, I rolled our uninsured VW Kombi Dual Cab ute after a front tyre blowout-- had been driving all night with a overfull 6X11 foot box trailer behind it, with the VW Dual Cab also completely full, as that was when we moved from Sydney to where we now Live. After the Rollover our young kids [one year old girl and three years old boy], were buried under a pile of blankets and [COLOR="Red"]blood was sprayed all over the back of the car. I thought the Kids were dead, but after about a minute both started to cry. The blood was our unopened Watermelon which ended up over the VW.

Police said that we all should have been killed, but all of us walked away, an answer to Prayer. Wife and kids were taken to hopital, but were okay when checked and discharged 2 hours later.

My wife had a couple of very tender sore lumps on her leg that took a year to heal, so do not let Karen worry about those lumps-- if they are from that accident,



She also has new glasses as she had to have them tested again & now the left eye had to be bumped up 2 stages so they getting pretty thick. She found a realy nice dear pair of Alex perry glasses in the carpark down the road so she took them with her & had her new lenses fitted to them..Finders Keepers she said.

Hey Jim I asked the Kids about that bus on Mile road last Saturday they haven't heard anything either so they a really keeping it hush hush..We usualy hear just about everything that goes on around here.. Also jim if you get the time could you post a pic of that book Times Past..


Well I think that's everything...

...

[JohnF]

Was at the eldest daughters place today, she informed us she has successfully applied for a job as a Ranger over in the Pilbara near Karather in WA.:)

She is qualified to be a Ranger (no not the type that go around here and book you for parking) and applied for numerous jobs


Oh I understand, she is the type that Ford make, "the Ford Ranger"

http://trevanford.com.au/fordau/nv_model.asp?id=10









Sounds like a great job.

[JohnF]

Hello Mrs HH,

Thank you for your consideration.

Pop058 (Paul) and I did a clandestine trip to Murgon. The trip there involved an empty car trailer being towed behind Paul's Disco. The trip back to Bundaberg involved a loaded car trailer being towed behind Paul's Disco. More details when it is domestically safe to do so!

I was able to set some priorities during the trip and figured that I will:
1) At my visit to the Ophthalmologist this afternoon I will get the verdict on what options I have to get my eyes sorted out. Namely, new specialist contact lenses or not; No my eyes have gone too far to be able to see through a pair of glasses.
2) Get on the road to being fully sighted again;
3) Knuckle down and finish the PhD; My Principal Supervising Professor stated that I was closer to finishing than I thought I was :D - When I can see again. :cool:
4) Look for work straight after the PhD dissertation is placed into the hands of the Examiners.
5) Get one of my Land Rovers on the road - legally registered.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Two famers met at a Clearing Sale, and one asked "Jack how is your son going?" The other replied "He is at uni doing his BS."
Ian answered "What is a BS" as he scraped a cow pat of his boot.
Jack, looking at the cow pat said, well all us famers do all know what BS is.

A few years later they met again, Ian asked "how is your son going."
Jack replied He is now studying for his MS. Ian asked what is that? and Jack Drawled, "MORE OF THE SAME, I guess."

Several years later they met again and Ian asked "How is your son," and Jack replied, "He is now studying his PHD."
Ian asked what is that and Jack replied "PILED HIGHER AND DEEPER."






Lionel, Good luck with your PHD.

[JohnF]

Jason a few pages back you said you should buy a new Chainsaw to cut firewood for your potbelly stove. I found a good one for you

Australian V8 Chainsaw Powered By 253 CI. Holden: 550mm Hardwood in 2.4 Sec! (http://www.musclecarszone.com/australian-v8-chainsaw-powered-by-253-ci-holden/)

[Lionelgee]

Are you sure that this above post of yours should not have been in the raise pension age to 20 thread :D



Your name has "Gee" after it. Is that your surname??? I was friends with Dr. Richard Gee, a GP, down in Sydney. He studied at uni in Brisbane.

Hello JohnF,

I get the "gee" part of my AULRO user-name by extending the first letter of my middle name. My name in full is, Lionel Glenn Evans. My attaching the Doctor or Dr. bit on the front of my name and some more letters after it will happen later on this year.

Yep, I seem to have written the last six words in the above sentence for more than a couple of years now. I will get there one day.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

I went to see the Ophthalmologist on Monday afternoon. I was informed my eyes had improved and I could wear my contact lenses again - as long as did not overdo things and they started to rub again. I wore them on Tuesday okay. Then after a while wearing them again on Wednesday my eyes spat them out. Looks like - no pun intended I will have to limit wearing them to when I have to drive somewhere in town and take them out soon as I get home. It is really good to be able to be independent again and drive myself to appointments though :)

I am starting to sort out getting the new lenses and the first trip to Brisbane for a fitting. It certainly makes you appreciate being able to see properly.

I did not wear my contact lenses today and just on dusk I took the dogs for a walk and I noticed a snake dart across my path. From the blurs I worked out it was a very healthy King Brown and it went across my path less than a metre away from my feet. I was only shod in Crocs and I certainly stopped very quickly :censored:. I think the dogs will be taken for their walk earlier tomorrow afternoon.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[JohnF]

Lionel, perhaps you could have contacts for going out and glasses for around home.

[banjo]

Hey Jason I have added you to a couple of other Land Rover sites on FB, hope you don't mind:)

Mrs hh:angel:

No I don't mind at all. I like the buy swap & sell bit for land rovers. We haven't been doing to much lately. We just live day to day at the moment. We have a few issues at home at this time. Not us or kids just finances. We thinking of swapping the disco for a small car as it seems pointless using it as a daily driver we wanted to use it but we both would prefer to go through the week so we are on our own. & we babysit Fred's ferrets every weekend as she is at Sams. So seems a waste running around in it. The cost in the long run with tyres fuel & just wear & tare. So a small car would be much better. Going to keep the gearbox & engine out of Harry & scrap the rest. It's just not getting anywhere & the way I feel about selling things on the forum I'd rather just scrap it. I have been on face page a bit lately I have a lot to do with one of the pages & have been enjoying it. I seriously need an interest outside of building land rovers. I looked at armature radio but that's expensive to get started. Um that's about it for us really Karen is still plodding along weening off the steroids. She hasn't been sleeping as much of an afternoon the last week. We get woke up at 4.30 most mornings with Fred going off to work..oh we had to take our new TV back as it had a line in it something to do with broken pixels. So they replaced it , did that today. I've been learning some knots. I'm very impressed with a knot called a prusic knot. I am going to buy some para cord to practice them on.

Ps mrs hh I liked the look of morning tea at the shed the other day to

[Lionelgee]

Lionel, perhaps you could have contacts for going out and glasses for around home.

G'day John,

I am totally reliant on contact lenses to see as my eyes have gone beyond the realm of glass grinding technology. It is not through vanity that I wear contact lenses it is through them being an absolute necessity.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[The ho har's]

mrs hh I liked the look of morning tea at the shed the other day to

I could have boiled the kettle inside, but thought why not get my Arky out and boil the billy at the shed.

All you have to do is get an out of date gas bottle and you can do the same;)

Mrs hh:angel:

[banjo]

I could have boiled the kettle inside, but thought why not get my Arky out and boil the billy at the shed.

All you have to do is get an out of date gas bottle and you can do the same;)

Mrs hh:angel:

Yeah we have the ozpig we love it.

[banjo]

G'day John,

I am totally reliant on contact lenses to see as my eyes have gone beyond the realm of glass grinding technology. It is not through vanity that I wear contact lenses it is through them being an absolute necessity.

Kind Regards
Lionel


Yes Karen had her eyes tested again the other week. Her left eye was week last time & they gave her thicker lense on that eye but when went the other day the right eye had to be stepped up 2. She need binoculars next.

Lionel you should get some of those zombies I see on the TV add :p

[banjo]

Well I just noticed my subscription has been paid. Not sure who did it but THANK YOU I appreciate it dearly. I in no way posted that it ran out to get anyone to pay it , it's just not high on our list at the moment. Um not to sure what to say or do now. Again thank you .

[Landy Smurf]

Wow two defenders in Eurovision sing contest yippee

[banjo]

Holly crap I slept in today. Only been up long enough to have a cuppa & a smoke. :( better go have a shower & shave me thinks.

[Lionelgee]

Holly crap I slept in today. Only been up long enough to have a cuppa & a smoke. :( better go have a shower & shave me thinks.

G'day Banjo,

I would reconsider the "shave" part - Banjo. If you want to come up to Queensland and blend in with the local Land Rover fraternity you might want to put the razor down.

Think of all the savings to the environment of water, plastic and what is it these days three or four strips of steel. :p

Plus think of your kids! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFnarFSj_U

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Ausfree]

G'day Banjo,

I would reconsider the "shave" part - Banjo. If you want to come up to Queensland and blend in with the local Land Rover fraternity you might want to put the razor down.

Think of all the savings to the environment of water, plastic and what is it these days three or four strips of steel. :p

Plus think of your kids! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFnarFSj_U

Kind Regards
Lionel
I can vouch for that Jason.:) I felt left right out of it when I visited the banana benders republic recently.:p

[Ausfree]

What's everybody doing for mothers day???

We are going over to the youngest daughters place at Cardiff. She said she would cook us a culinary delight.:BigThumb:

Picking up the wife's mother on the way and the eldest daughter (the one going to WA) is coming over with her family.:)

The Bundaberg daughter won't be there of cause, too far to travel. She is still recovering from being a dog's lunch.

[banjo]

What's everybody doing for mothers day???

We are going over to the youngest daughters place at Cardiff. She said she would cook us a culinary delight.:BigThumb:

Picking up the wife's mother on the way and the eldest daughter (the one going to WA) is coming over with her family.:)

The Bundaberg daughter won't be there of cause, too far to travel. She is still recovering from being a dog's lunch.

Not much. Vickie is coming over & Jess said she was probably going to call in. Karen going to the docs with Fred.

[Ausfree]

Well, my book on Bofors Guns arrived during the week, it is an interesting read for somebody like me who served on them.:) Don't think it would make the best sellers list though.

As a matter of interest I looked up Bofors on U-tube and found this one. Note, it is a foreign version of the Bofors and the control layout is completely different to the Bristol Bofors (English version) that I served on. But still it can wack out a fair amount of lead in a given time. Two rounds a second is a fair amount of lead flying at you if you are in an aeroplane. Have a look.....:)

Bofors L60 40mm Machine Gun for Sale - YouTube

Turn your sound up for best effects.............probably why I'm half deaf now, didn't have work safety codes in the 1960's.

[Ausfree]

Oh, nearly forgot, the day went well with the family.:)

[JohnF]

I've been learning some knots. I'm very impressed with a knot called a prusic knot. I am going to buy some para cord to practice them on.



Jason, if I get down your way [as per my PM] I will show you how to climb a tree, or whatever with a Prussic knot. I did it when younger, climbing cliffs after abseiling down them, [the Prussic knot is around a rope, not around the tree.]

To Prussic this way you need three loops of rope with a Prussic knot on the three of them. Loops need to be different lengths and the right length for each loop.

To join the loops you use either Figure of eight or fisherman's knot. I always used a Double Fisherman's knot.

[JohnF]

G'day Banjo,

I would reconsider the "shave" part - Banjo. If you want to come up to Queensland and blend in with the local Land Rover fraternity you might want to put the razor down.

Think of all the savings to the environment of water, plastic and what is it these days three or four strips of steel. :p

Plus think of your kids! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFnarFSj_U

Kind Regards
Lionel

I had not realized I have been saving the environment for years-- See my pic on my Facebook page. It is shorter now due to a pair of scissors-- I do get a hair cut once a year whether I need it or not. Wife cuts my hair.

[banjo]

Well I fell crook again yesterday. But now know why. Should only last a couple of days. Do not use epoxy to seal any gaps on a pot belly stove. I lit the fire again yesdy & cranked it right up & the smell was still there but this time the epoxy was smoking so touched it with a stick it was gooy under the pot belly black paint. I knew it wasn't the paint as I paint the oz pig every year. So cleaned all the epoxy off while it was hot & cooling down. Got it all out & cranked it up again I couldn't tell if it was any difference in it. But Karen came up & said that it smelt like a normal fire now. So will clean it some more & paint with pot belly black.

[JohnF]

Jason, if you got my PM where I said I was coming down your way, I was going to buy this one. It was advertised at $2800 before it blew the head gasket. Not interested now with blown head gasket-- can be big expensive problem if they overheated.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cessnock/cars-vans-utes/1997-land-rover-discovery-wagon/1046437489

[banjo]

I lit the pot belly today. Happy to say no more toxic smoke or smell.

[banjo]

So how will this budget affect all you guys. Karen said were screwed big time. Just what we need more crap & less money for it. Even the $7 doctors fee is going to be tough on us at times.

[banjo]

Jason, if you got my PM where I said I was coming down your way, I was going to buy this one. It was advertised at $2800 before it blew the head gasket. Not interested now with blown head gasket-- can be big expensive problem if they overheated.

1997 Land Rover Discovery Wagon | Cars, Vans & Utes | Gumtree Australia Cessnock Area - Cessnock | 1046437489 (http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cessnock/cars-vans-utes/1997-land-rover-discovery-wagon/1046437489)


If that was a defender I'd buy it. I can honestly say I would rather those shapes & the series over the disco.

[banjo]

We're sorting pics of the disco so can do the add on gumtree & that face page buy sell swap for lands. Just going to swap it for a small car.

[banjo]

Dale (stuuu) sent we an add for a 130 up his way in NT for $4000 had blown head. It would of been the perfect car for us. DEISEL. To. It must of sold fast the add was taken down in a day. Specaily since I don't have to pay for labour & time.

[pop058]

What sort of value do your put on your Disco Jason ?? for small car swappsies.

[Ausfree]

So how will this budget affect all you guys. Karen said were screwed big time. Just what we need more crap & less money for it. Even the $7 doctors fee is going to be tough on us at times.
Don't get me started!!!:mad: This would have to be the worst anti-worker, anti-battler budget I have ever seen.:mad:

You don't see the big end of town doing "the heavy lifting" as Abbott puts it. I certainly hope he is a one term prime minister. Trouble is, the other mob are not much better, so who do you vote for........:wallbash:

I know....Ausfree for PM.:p

[banjo]

What sort of value do your put on your Disco Jason ?? for small car swappsies.

Around the $5k ish I recon. We spent over that just on the accessories then the price of the car. Plus it comes with 2 extra sets of wheels. Alloys with great tyres & some big ass 15 x 10 rims there range rover rims been modified professionally with 32inch tyres not the best tyres tho.

[banjo]

Don't get me started!!!:mad: This would have to be the worst anti-worker, anti-battler budget I have ever seen.:mad:

You don't see the big end of town doing "the heavy lifting" as Abbott puts it. I certainly hope he is a one term prime minister. Trouble is, the other mob are not much better, so who do you vote for........:wallbash:

I know....Ausfree for PM.:p

I'd vote for ya Jim.

[Ausfree]

I'd vote for ya Jim.
That's one vote, several million votes to go!!!!!!:D

[Landy Smurf]

Jim let us start our own party.

[Ausfree]

Jim let us start our own party.
Yeah, we'll call it the "AUSSIE LANDY LOVERS"party. Our main task will be to ban all Jap 4x4's.:p

Notice I wrote it in green to keep the greenies on side.:)

[Landy Smurf]

Lol sounds good

[JohnF]

If that was a defender I'd buy it. I can honestly say I would rather those shapes & the series over the disco.

I agree I like the look of Countys & Defenders, but money was the problem and we wanted something as a fill in car while we organised to get an 4bd1 Isuzu into a RRC. There was an Isuzu series 3 for $3000 that looked Good, but we want a 5 speed box.

We were quoted $2800 for a transfer adapter kit to the
Isuzu 5 speed box and thought that was a bit much. It did not include Gear Change linkages at that price.

So we are still thinking how to do that Isuzu conversion.

I have seen cheap Isuzu Counties in the past, so perhaps one may come up.

[JohnF]

If its not sold planning a trip to Sydney to purchase a Subaru Forester as a Fill in Car until we get an Isuzu Land Rover.

Give me you number Jason and I contact you on the way back-- assuming she has not sold the Subaru in the meantime.

[JohnF]

We're sorting pics of the disco so can do the add on gumtree & that face page buy sell swap for lands. Just going to swap it for a small car.

yes sell it, and get a diesel. Cheaper on fuel. 300TDI 10 liters /100 km. Isuzu 4BD! 10-11 liters /100km.

Isuzu series 3 for $3000 at times.

If you get a TDI put on a coolant alarm. Very expensive if they overheat.

Some guys up our way have put 300TDI heads [about 700 dollars from Britain] onto 200TDI engines and recon these are great. And the 200TDI's are cheaper.

200TDI parts are hard to get. Think they also run 300 TDI timing chain and injector pump.

They claim this conversion is better than a 300TDI.

Do not ask me about the Technical issues-- if any. But I can give the name of one guy who is a forum member.

[banjo]

OK time for a bit of honesty & embaracment .Since the accident we had to take out all the loans we posably could from centerlink which was 3 all up.one on my pension One on Karens pension & one on the family payment , So we are down a tad over $300 a fortnight & the work Karen does doesn't cover it.We have had to change to adapt but we are we now have to pay rent fortnightly as we have a good week & a bad week its just our bad week is really a bad week .BUT the bills are paid & theres food on the table & its surprising how far you can make food go when you have to & theres so many ways to cook sausages :-) .We do pay an electric bill as such we are always in front of it as we have it taken out of our pensions before we even get it & we are quiet a lot in credit.WE are having trouble with affording our medications But we get there.

NOW as for the car neither of us want to get rid of it , its not the fuel cost we are worried about we have had cars before that cost more just to start them its the long turm of it like the tyres there upto $300 each, The green car the tyres on that where over 7 years old as it wasn't driven everyday & there is a chance we actualy mite get to go away ( we where going to maybe go away today for the night but we don't have the extra fuel money for that ) We also have a few issues about leaving the kids BUT would we just want fred to stay at home for the night without the boyfriend but to a 19 year old that's like cutting her throat.

Now Mrs HH has let us know of a car we could get cheap but we don't think we could get the money for it Also V8 Ian has told us of one but again we don't think we could raise the money. the other thing is there in Qweensland & there is noway we could get them Also they would need a blueslip to rerego them here no big drama tho.

Jim rang me the other day to let me know about the car of Carolines & he said if it came to it he could go & get it BUT there is noway we would ask him or anyone to do that & by the time we paid for a flight & fuel back we just don't think we could do it.

See Karen & I are still finding it hard that our FREINDS are concerned & worried about us its just something that doesn't happen to us & we are so used to being on our own & here for each other . Its Hard to except as the only people FAMILY that has , there has been strings attatched & you realy don't want to know about those strings ..

We had a friend lend us a little money & we are finding it hard not being able to pay them back just yet , there not worried about it but we are . There is NOWAY we are telling use this because we want sympathy or help of any kind we just think that with people concerned about us its the right thing to do & be honest with use all.

PS John I will have to decline the visit off you as we aren't really in the mind frame for visitors Karen hasn't had some of her medications as we couldn't afford them & I have very few left of mine & may not even be able to get them again as there is a shortage of them, Karen did get another script for me with some new medication BUT I find it very hard to take new medication because of the side effects & if they make me feel nausea I wont take them as use all know my biggest fear is being sick .

We are fine & coping We have never been greedy people & we are happy with no money . We are not after a free ride in anyway though a lot of people have said that's the only reason I post ed this thread they can stick there heads back up there ass for all I care , we are happy to pay our way to the end & if we don't have the money we don't go don't get or don't do ..we where actualy going to get married we even printed off the forms for notice of marriage but we will put that on the back burner for a little while longer , its been 28 years so a few more weeks or months wont hurt..

Um that's where we are today where fine happy & still living..


PS to Mrs HH & to Ian we are very appreciative of the offers but unfortunately we will have to decline them though Karen loves that car of Ians recons if she ever had the chance to own one of those that would be it .. Smallcars don't intrest me I hate them I feel so uncomfortable in them so will only ever get in one if im desperate :D.

I will PM use both

[Ausfree]

Jason, my offer to go and get the car was not intended for you to pay for the trip (I'm sorry I did not make that point strong enough), I am quite happy to finance my own way to get the car and pay for the fuel back.

However, you have made your descision and that is entirely up to you and I understand that. But the offer stands, IF you decide to purchase the car, I will pay my own way to Queensland and pay for fuel for the trip back.:)

Besides, I would like to say "hello" to the HH's or Ian ,depending on whose offer you are looking at.

[V8Ian]

Here it is.

[banjo]

Honestly we don't know what we're going to do just yet. We would like to keep the disco. But will just have to wait & see. Vickie also has a friend who has updated a car & we maybe able to just have her old car as an everyday car. BUT it is registered but wouldn't pass again without some work. We don't know what it is or how bad it is Vickie is finding out for us. She did say it had a roll bar & some rust in the roof. The only thing we could think of was a little Suzuki but will find out. Ian has a car he could swap the disco for. Mrs h has a cheap car that could be a great everyday car for Karen. We are looking into seeing if we can raise the money.

[banjo]

Here it is.

Hey Ian could you tell me the year model of it. Is it manual or auto um how many Ks. There petrol 4 cyl aren't they.

[V8Ian]

'97 or 98 I think. climate control, leather, cruise control, four speed dual mode auto, 2.5 L 5cyl 20 valve turbo. It drives nicely and has a genuine CD/tape/ AM/FM radio, about 200,000+ kays. The speedo's not working.

[The ho har's]

We haven't got the vehicle yet, getting it today, I will post pics when it is here.

Mrs hh:angel:

[banjo]

Well spent all day on the high pressure cleaner can't hear a thing but gees me cement out the back looks great :D

[Ausfree]

A neighbour down the end of our culdesac asked if I wanted some wood for my fire as he was going to cut down a tree at one of his friends place.:)

I of cause said yes so he turned up this arvo with a trailor full of wood, its still green so won't be any good this winter, but will be nice for next winter. Mrs Aus and I have just come in from carting it round the back and stacking it, took about half an hour to do.:)

Some of the neighbours here are nice, not like certain dickheads that I have crossed swords with.:mad:

[V8Ian]

We haven't got the vehicle yet, getting it today, I will post pics when it is here.

Mrs hh:angel:
:ttiwwp:

[banjo]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/534.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2367_zps4576bfb5.jpg.html)


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/535.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2368_zps4d1b16f0.jpg.html)


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/536.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2369_zps00e07adf.jpg.html)


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/537.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2370_zps29a97756.jpg.html)


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/538.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2371_zps1a4c7596.jpg.html)


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/539.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2372_zps0f6e8bdc.jpg.html)


These are the pics of the wheels taken ages ago , been sitting in shed .I forgot to write the brand & size down.. I have the wheel nuts for them to..

[JohnF]

PS John I will have to decline the visit off you as we aren't really in the mind frame for visitors Karen hasn't had some of her medications as we couldn't afford them & I have very few left of mine & may not even be able to get them again as there is a shortage of them, Karen did get another script for me with some new medication BUT I find it very hard to take new medication because of the side effects & if they make me feel nausea I wont take them as use all know my biggest fear is being sick .

We are fine & coping We have never been greedy people & we are happy with no money .

Jason, I only read your post declining my visit today. I tried to visit you on Sunday, but spent an hour driving around [in the Subaru my son had bought, and that I had picked up for him in Sydney] trying to find your place then gave up. I was sure I could find it again, and recognized one place on the way to it--was a passenger with Karen driving when I last visited. At about 2.45 PM I was driving away from your suburb back towards the highway. and passed a Yellow Series-- and it looked like you driving it. But could not do a U turn to catch up and say hello.

I do hope you are both well, John.

[Ausfree]

Tomorrow is a particularly sad day for me........:(

40 years ago on the 23/5/1974, just a couple of days before the "Sygna" storm here in Newcastle my first wife died after suffering a massive asthma attack...........:( she was only 27 years old.:( Hadn't even lived yet and her life was snatched away.:(

I have put a notice in the "In Memory" section of the "Newcastle Herald" for tomorrow:(

I will go up to Beresfield Cemetery on Saturday and just spend some time to remember her.:(

[The ho har's]

Tomorrow is a particularly sad day for me........:(

40 years ago on the 23/5/1974, just a couple of days before the "Sygna" storm here in Newcastle my first wife died after suffering a massive asthma attack...........:( she was only 27 years old.:( Hadn't even lived yet and her life was snatched away.:(

I have put a notice in the "In Memory" section of the "Newcastle Herald" for tomorrow:(

I will go up to Beresfield Cemetery on Saturday and just spend some time to remember her.:(


I remember you telling us this sad story many years ago. Every now and then I remember this and feel for you, when your daughter was attacked recently, was one of those moments. Spend some precious time and reflect that you have your daughters to remember her by.

[V8Ian]

Thinking of you at this sad time Jim.

[JohnF]

Sorry for your pain.

[Ausfree]

Sorry for your pain.
It's gone from an acute pain to a dull ache nowadays John. We had almost 9 happy years together, so I remember the good times.:)

However, the years roll on and you can't let unpleasant memories weigh you down, you must get on with life. I have been happily re-married now for 38 years.:)

[Landy Smurf]

well just got a message from the person who was going to buy my series one 8- inch project and they have pulled out which is a big bummer. I now have to go through the process of selling it all over again

[Ausfree]

well just got a message from the person who was going to buy my series one 8- inch project and they have pulled out which is a big bummer. I now have to go through the process of selling it all over again

That's a shame Tony, goes to show you can't take a sale for granted until the money is in the bank. Try, try again, I guess. Good luck!!!:)

[banjo]

Bit cooler here today. Had lite rain overnight looks like we will get some more today.

[banjo]

well just got a message from the person who was going to buy my series one 8- inch project and they have pulled out which is a big bummer. I now have to go through the process of selling it all over again


Hey Tony how much do you have on it is it complete ??

[banjo]

Well I put the camper up yesterday. I'm selling to top tent. My cousin from murrarundi was coming down to look at it and another one. They looked at other one $ brought it. Didn't get here :(.. Although that could be a good thing because we really really need a bloody holiday. One day ya just never know.

[banjo]

Mite get the ozpig out & sit around that for the day maybe. It's not cold but I do like to sit by the fire. It's good for a think. Nothing beter then just siting around fire thinking dreaming. Relaxing.

[jerryd]

Mite get the ozpig out & sit around that for the day maybe. It's not cold but I do like to sit by the fire. It's good for a think. Nothing beter then just siting around fire thinking dreaming. Relaxing.

"Renner Springs" a song by John Williamson is good to listen to round the camp fire ;)
Can't find a video of it though

[Landy Smurf]

i will re-advertise it when i get home for 4k neat

[V8Ian]

"Renner Springs" a song by John Williamson is good to listen to round the camp fire ;)
Can't find a video of it though
Got a link please Jerry, I can't find it on You Tube or Google. :(

[jerryd]

Hi Ian,
The song is from "Chandelier of Stars" album, it doesn't appear to be on video anywhere :confused: The site won't let me send a link either :confused::confused:

RENNER SPRINGS - John Williamson - CHANDELIER OF STARS - CD of all-new studio recordings - 1st August 2005 (http://www.johnwilliamson.com.au/chandelier/nine.html)


Seems to be working now :o)

[V8Ian]

I reckon this is the best John Williamson song,

Diamantina Drover - John Williamson - YouTube

I'm sure I've posted it before but it's worth listening to again.

[banjo]

This is the first time ive been able to login for a couple of days..

[Ausfree]

This is the first time ive been able to login for a couple of days..
There is a problem on the site at the moment, Jason. Very slow to load, the site owner is away at the moment so we will have to put up with it for a while.

[jerryd]

It's taken me about 20 minutes to get a reply on here :eek:

I like John Williamson and Warren H Williams when they perform together :) With Pixie Jenkins and Col Watson thrown in the mix it gets even better.

This is a good song by Warren and look what he drives ;)

Warren H Williams - Family (Music Video) - YouTube

[jerryd]

This is my favourite Ian :)

Warren H Williams and John Williamson-Desert child - YouTube


It's a close one though as "Raining On The Rock" is right up there too.

[banjo]

There is a problem on the site at the moment, Jason. Very slow to load, the site owner is away at the moment so we will have to put up with it for a while.


This is the first time I've been able to log in using my iPod for a week. I thought there was something wrong with it so deleted the bookmark & hadn't even been able to load it at all till now. Been doing yard work the last couple of days. The weather is so strange for this time of year. Looked like it was going to poor over here today it got so black & dark but most of its blow away just a little cloudy now.


Karen is starting to get really tired again & we think the medication she is on is now starting to attack her white blood cells. She is going to have a blood test tomorrow after work to have it all checked. It was possible this would happen the doctors told us. Ah well I guess they will try her on some new medication when we can get back into see the specialist. Just have to wait & see.

[Landy Smurf]

loving the clips Jerry

[Landy Smurf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogBd3erpmc

[V8Ian]

How can I post a track from my music library (Windows Media Player)?

[V8Ian]

How can I post a track from my music library (Windows Media Player)?

I think I have it sussed.

[V8Ian]

Maybe.

[banjo]

Maybe.


The download failed. But I've heard it before I have it on my phone. It's a great bush Ballard that.

[Ausfree]

Well, Mrs Aus is going to have some work done on her jaw. She has suffered migraines for years and her GP has referred her to a Oral and Maxifacial Surgeon and what he has discovered through X-Rays is because she has put up with ill fitting dentures over the years her bottom jaw is out of alignment so she will have to have an operation to remove some teeth have some of her jaw bone removed to realign the jaw.
Then have two implants put into her bottom jaw to support a new and properly fitting set of dentures. We are not privately insured so the cost is well north of $6k. Luckily we keep money aside for emergencies so we can cover the costs.

Spoke to my tax agent and he said I would be entitled to a tax refund on any medical expenses over $2,500, for the financial year, so as I have also spent $1,500 on my teeth this year we would qualify.

The Surgeon reckons, because her jaw is out of alignment it could be causing the migraines. Lets hope he's right.

She has the operation at 10.am on Thrs June 19 and I will take several days off work.

[banjo]

Well, Mrs Aus is going to have some work done on her jaw. She has suffered migraines for years and her GP has referred her to a Oral and Maxifacial Surgeon and what he has discovered through X-Rays is because she has put up with ill fitting dentures over the years her bottom jaw is out of alignment so she will have to have an operation to remove some teeth have some of her jaw bone removed to realign the jaw.
Then have two implants put into her bottom jaw to support a new and properly fitting set of dentures. We are not privately insured so the cost is well north of $6k. Luckily we keep money aside for emergencies so we can cover the costs.

Spoke to my tax agent and he said I would be entitled to a tax refund on any medical expenses over $2,500, for the financial year, so as I have also spent $1,500 on my teeth this year we would qualify.

The Surgeon reckons, because her jaw is out of alignment it could be causing the migraines. Lets hope he's right.

She has the operation at 10.am on Thrs June 19 and I will take several days off work.

The cost of surgery is so cruel.. Mrs Aus is going to be quiet sore for awhile id say with all that..

[Ausfree]

Yeah Jason, glad it's not me. She will be eating soup for a while afterwards I would imagine.

[jerryd]

Well, Mrs Aus is going to have some work done on her jaw. She has suffered migraines for years and her GP has referred her to a Oral and Maxifacial Surgeon and what he has discovered through X-Rays is because she has put up with ill fitting dentures over the years her bottom jaw is out of alignment so she will have to have an operation to remove some teeth have some of her jaw bone removed to realign the jaw.
Then have two implants put into her bottom jaw to support a new and properly fitting set of dentures. We are not privately insured so the cost is well north of $6k. Luckily we keep money aside for emergencies so we can cover the costs.

Spoke to my tax agent and he said I would be entitled to a tax refund on any medical expenses over $2,500, for the financial year, so as I have also spent $1,500 on my teeth this year we would qualify.

The Surgeon reckons, because her jaw is out of alignment it could be causing the migraines. Lets hope he's right.

She has the operation at 10.am on Thrs June 19 and I will take several days off work.



Hi Jim, Sorry to hear the above :( You may or may not be aware that I had a very serious bone disease in my jaw, luckily it wasn't cancer. My dentist put me in touch with a private practice who quoted me $78k to put right my problems :eek:

I took a friend's advice and went to the "Dental University" who agreed to take me on at an estimated cost of $55k :)

To cut a very long and painful story short, I had to have all but seven teeth removed, 5 bone graft operations, $20k's worth of titanium bolted in, and new teeth made and fitted. Between start and finish was probably two and a half years, as you have to wait up to three months between bone grafts. I opted to be awake for most procedures as I could not afford to be knocked out :D It's been a long journey but the end result is worth it.

Your tax agent is correct I claimed back 20% of all monies paid, luckily for me I managed to split it over three tax years so I didn't lose out. If you pay tax and your wife doesn't you can make the claim on your tax return for her. Make sure you've paid enough in the year to get the full rebate ;)

I'm not sure if two implants will support a full denture though :confused: I have six implants on my upper jaw to support twelve teeth, you might want to check that out.
If you have a dental university that is local or nearby to you I would certainly go and get a second opinion from one of their professors and possibly a quote, they are the experts and only use the finest materials.

Good luck Mrs Ausfree, you'll be fine :)

[Ausfree]

G'Day Jerry. By the sound of it, your dental work was much more extensive than what Mrs Aus is going to have done. Here is a piccy of what her bottom gum will look like. I have decided to call her "Fang" after the operation. Remember Phylis Diller (the American comedienne, with that terrible laugh) used to call her husband "Fang":)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/43.jpg (http://s756.photobucket.com/user/Ausfree/media/d1ba6b31-84f5-41bb-b44b-472932714dac_zps1a6b5424.jpg.html)

The two pins are magnetized to hold the dentures onto them, which will make it easier for her to chew her food.:)

[Landy Smurf]

geez that is no good Jim. I hate how expensive dental care is and that of the like.

[Landy Smurf]

well after a few bad days at college I decided to have a night away by myself for some R&R (which unfortunately involves study).
I decided to go to coffs and stay at park beach. It feels good to be back here even if not for long.
Fingers crossed the drive back to Armidale will not be as wet.

[The ho har's]

well after a few bad days at college I decided to have a night away by myself for some R&R (which unfortunately involves study).
I decided to go to coffs and stay at park beach. It feels good to be back here even if not for long.
Fingers crossed the drive back to Armidale will not be as wet.

Bad days?? Though glad you went somewhere you liked.

Hey can you take a couple of days off next weekend? We are all going up to Inc's country property for the long weekend. If you come up Thurs night/ Friday morning you can come with us in the defender, just need your swag. OH and there will be the odd Arken ****en there :banana::arms::clap2::BigThumb::wub:

Mrs hh:angel:

[Ausfree]

Hope you have a good time at the Forum Owners "Country Retreat", Carolyn.:)

[The ho har's]

Hope you have a good time at the Forum Owners "Country Retreat", Carolyn.:)

Oh I am sure we will:D

Mrs hh:angel:

[Ausfree]

Hey Jase, why don't you do something like this with your 253 V8. Saw this elsewhere on the Forum.

Australian V8 Chainsaw » Common Sense Evaluation (http://www.commonsenseevaluation.com/2013/12/28/australian-v8-chainsaw/#sthash.TrJzqrCS.XyYeyvpT.dpbs)

[Landy Smurf]

Thanks for the offer Mrs HH. I will be going from Armidale to and around brisbane on the 12-17th. So I will check with dad if he needs my help first but will get back to you ASAP

[Landy Smurf]

Well Unfortunately I received some bad news yesterday. My dog died.
Dad was burning the bamboo and she got stuck in there and dad didnt realise and didnt think anything of it as she has been in there lots of times and got back out.
she was about 10 years old but still had plenty of go left in her.

[Ausfree]

Sorry to hear about your dog, Tony. They are just like family.:( When one of our dogs (Bindi) dropped dead last November it was indeed a sad day in our house!!!:(

[The ho har's]

So sorry to hear Tony, losing a pet can be like losing a sibling. It can be very distressing.

Mrs hh:angel:

[banjo]

I'm lost. Had to go into user cp to find this thread so hoping it shows where it is when I go home page now.

[banjo]

Ah you have to go all the way down the page in parking lot to the normal threads. Wish I could get this thread back into general chat.

[Landy Smurf]

Jason I just click on 'your posts' as it always pops up then.
Mrs HH I am going to have to pass on the long weekend, but thanks heaps for the invite.
I really wanted to go but as i will be there the week after i thought it is a bit much driving.
I will be on the GC on the 16th and 17th of june.

[JohnF]

sorry about your dog tony. I am usually in the Coolangatta Library Tuesday morning and All day Thursday [using a small laptop]. Would love to meet you when you get to Gold Coast, John.

[Ausfree]

Talking to my daughter last night (the one with the dog bite) and it is a slow and arduous trip back to full health. Still wearing a cast and the bones are gradually healing. She says she is very bored.

[Lionelgee]

G'day Banjo,

Are these the brackets that you were after for the ute? Or could they be used as a base to fabricate what you need? Land Rover Discovery 2 V8 ENGINE MOUNT SET

Land Rover Discovery 2 V8 Engine Mount SET | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-2-V8-ENGINE-MOUNT-SET-/281347434818?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item41819d2942)

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Landy Smurf]

John I would but I am travelling with friends who are on a fairly tight schedule. Will get there one day though

[JohnF]

Talking to my daughter last night (the one with the dog bite) and it is a slow and arduous trip back to full health. Still wearing a cast and the bones are gradually healing. She says she is very bored.

get her to do an online course as self improvement. I learned a bit of Hebrew from a free online Hebrew course-- could be other languages, or any other courses--I am sure there are lots out there.

Was there a subject she wished she had done at school??? Study it now

I am in the RFS bush fire brigade. we have some online courses for members.

Or she could become an expert on something like

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rathmines-Catalina-Festival/137100446395385

or Archaeology of Egypt, or something else.

[Ausfree]

get her to do an online course as self improvement. I learned a bit of Hebrew from a free online Hebrew course-- could be other languages, or any other courses--I am sure there are lots out there.

Was there a subject she wished she had done at school??? Study it now

I am in the RFS bush fire brigade. we have some online courses for members.

Or she could become an expert on something like

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rathmines-Catalina-Festival/137100446395385

or Archaeology of Egypt, or something else.
Yeah, thanks for that John, she is actually doing a course over the internet to get her nursing qualifications higher. Her computer has crashed, would you believe a family of geckos set up house in the case and completely ruined her computer. It is only 3 years old.:o

Soooo, she has to buy another one to continue her studies.

[banjo]

G'day Banjo,

Are these the brackets that you were after for the ute? Or could they be used as a base to fabricate what you need? Land Rover Discovery 2 V8 ENGINE MOUNT SET

Land Rover Discovery 2 V8 Engine Mount SET | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-2-V8-ENGINE-MOUNT-SET-/281347434818?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item41819d2942)

Kind Regards
Lionel


an the ones I'm after are for the front radiator surport & guards to bolt to. Thanks for think of it though

[banjo]

Well I'm bloody crook again & on the long weekend. Not happy. What's everyone else doing for the long weekend other then the ones going to Incs.

[banjo]

Well a bit better this morning . Went out yesterday after sitting around thinking about it while waiting for Karen to finish work. Then felt a bit uncomfortable while out. Joined the new library. Had a big greasy egg & bacon roll when I came home. Must of went through me & then that made me stress. I hate my mind so much sometimes. Feeling a bit better though. Slept in today haven't been up long. We haven't been sleeping to well either of us & it's starting to catch up with us. We are up from about 4.30 every day with Fred cause she gets all the early starts. We don't get up but she wakes us up then can't go back to sleep. Ah well will just wait & see how I feel as the day goes on.


I hate going out late. I've always been one to go out & do what ever has to be done early in the morning that way I can work on the car. But not much has happened in that department for awhile. Though I am getting bits sanded slowly. It's getting to cool to paint so not sure what I'll do about that yet.

[Lionelgee]

an the ones I'm after are for the front radiator surport & guards to bolt to. Thanks for think of it though


Hello Banjo,

No worries - it is a shame they were not the parts you needed.

Maybe you could contact the seller and see if they have the radiator brackets too? They probably were scrapping a chassis and might have the parts you are after.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Landy Smurf]

heading over to gresford to see 130man in the series 3 and just doing stuff around the house

[jerryd]

Well I'm bloody crook again & on the long weekend. Not happy. What's everyone else doing for the long weekend other then the ones going to Incs.

Working weekend to get a job finished :( Hoping to get a few hours off on Monday though and take the old tardis out for a drive :)

[Ausfree]

Well I'm bloody crook again & on the long weekend. Not happy. What's everyone else doing for the long weekend other then the ones going to Incs.
Celebrating the youngest daughters birthday tomorrow ( the one that lives near you Jason), we are going to "Warners on the Bay" for dinner tomorrow night.

Oldest daughter will be there ( the one going to WA) and we are meeting the youngest daughters new boyfriends parents for the first time. Should be interesting.;)

[V8Ian]

Harking back to the title of this thread; you've got nothing on this dude Jason. :o

Sex store worker attacked with toys (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/06/08/10/05/sex-store-worker-attacked-with-toys)

[jerryd]

..........A male thief wearing a dress and crotchless pants attacked a Brisbane sex store worker with sex toys during a bungled burglary..........:Rolling:


The lumberjack song springs to mind ........"I wish I'd been a girlie, just like my dear papa..."

Lumber jack song - YouTube


And on that note I better go and do some work

[Ausfree]

Harking back to the title of this thread; you've got nothing on this dude Jason. :o

Sex store worker attacked with toys (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/06/08/10/05/sex-store-worker-attacked-with-toys)

The mind boggles!!!!!!:eek:

[banjo]

Harking back to the title of this thread; you've got nothing on this dude Jason. :o

Sex store worker attacked with toys (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/06/08/10/05/sex-store-worker-attacked-with-toys)

Yes I had quiet a chuckle when I heard it on the radio news.

[banjo]

..........A male thief wearing a dress and crotchless pants attacked a Brisbane sex store worker with sex toys during a bungled burglary..........:Rolling:


The lumberjack song springs to mind ........"I wish I'd been a girlie, just like my dear papa..."

Lumber jack song - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg)


And on that note I better go and do some work

Hey Jerry what is it you do for work. ??

[V8Ian]

Hey Jerry what is it you do for work. ??

I think he's a sex shop ceiling repairer, Jase. :D

[banjo]

I think he's a sex shop ceiling repairer, Jase. :D

:o:p:D

[Ausfree]

Well, we went out for the youngest daughters birthday last night, had a good night catching up with family. Met the other side (daughters boyfriends parents) but could not have a yack to them as they were down the other end of the table.

The food was VERY ordinary, unfortunately. But we still had a good night!!!:)

[Ausfree]

Knock, knock. Are you there Jason?????????????:)

[banjo]

Yeah I'm here & up sorta. Karens cat is on heat & is calling out all night so not much sleep here. Karen has finally got her medication now & it's making her sick. Oh the cats not desexed so I'm not allowed to throw it outside or snap it's neck. I have been working on Harry all week. Should have some good surprises for everyone in a week or 2. Ill be shooting primer this week with any luck. Then on goes the colour. I seen some realy nice rims & tyres on the Landry buy sell swap on face page. Pop was saying that some range rover alloy wheels fit. I've never tried any. But thinking I mite try the ones off the disco cause I like them & I recon they would look good on Harry once all painted.

[Ausfree]

This rain won't be helping at all!!!

[banjo]

This rain won't be helping at all!!!
Yeah. The problem I have is once I have primed all the panels I have to find somewhere to put them where they won't get scratched then once I spray the colour the same thing only more so. A scratch it the primer is ok to fix but not in the paint. I think I'll will get another one of those portable shelters from super cheap as the last one I got from there lasted the longest. I have some star pickets I can use to hold it down instead of the pegs it comes with & when Karen went to the camping show a couple of years ago she brought some good rope so can tie it down better to. Though I really don't want to bolt all the body work back together & on the car with out the engine in place cause it will get scratched up. Happened on the green one.

[banjo]

Apparently I'm quiet fussy after I've painted panels. Plus this one is one I've always wanted. A V8 series & it's got the 5 speed plus the defender doors & it's getting air on & maybe even disc brakes. So want this one to be done really nice. I may after this one is finished do a series 1 but I think I'll give the series 1 guys a heartattack with what I'd do to it. Put it on a disco chassis :-).

[banjo]

Fred's car is dieing to so need to look at it. Starter has always been noisy bad but now the alternate risk over charging & killing the battery as well so need to look at it. She just doesn't seem to think about it & it will be to late by the time she actually leaves it here for me to look at or is home long enough to look at it.

[Landy Smurf]

Good to see you getting back into it again Jason.

[Landy Smurf]

78936 currently in QLD and loving the weather

[Ausfree]

Where's that Ettamogah Pub at Tony??? there are a few of them around.

[Landy Smurf]

Yeah that's it Jim. I only know of two ettamogan pubs but could be more

[The ho har's]

Where's that Ettamogah Pub at Tony??? there are a few of them around.

It is on the Bruce H/way heading to the north/Sunshine coast:)

Mrs hh:angel:

[Ausfree]

It is on the Bruce H/way heading to the north/Sunshine coast:)

Mrs hh:angel:
Thanks Carolyn, I knew I had seen it before when I was up that way. There is another one that I have seen down near Sydney out towards Penrith.:D

[Landy Smurf]

I will have to find the address for the one in Sydney so I can say I've been to it. Currently at kings beach at caloundra. It us really nice around here and the weather is great. Went out fishing this morning, didn't catch anything but had a great time anyway. Off to Gold Coast tomorrow and staying the night there hopefully somewhere and then back to armidale on the night of the 17th. I hope everyone else is having a great weekend :)

[Ausfree]

Good on you Tony, enjoy yourself!!!:D

[pop058]

Not sure about the one near Penrith, But the original is at Ettamogah (who woulda thought that :D) just on the northern side of Albury. I think the highway has bypassed it now, so not sure if it is still open.

[Ausfree]

Not sure about the one near Penrith, But the original is at Ettamogah (who woulda thought that :D) just on the northern side of Albury. I think the highway has bypassed it now, so not sure if it is still open.

Now you come to mention it, I have seen that one also. Never been inside any of them though. will have to do that one day!!!:)

[romhopper]

it is at the corner of hume hwy and table top rd north of albury.closed down because of the highway

[The ho har's]

I hope everyone else is having a great weekend :)


As a matter of fact we are :D And still are ;)

Both our daughters are up from Melb to attend a wedding last Sat. They both came over yesterday with their partners and some friends and we had a terrific BBQ. Today we are heading to Mt Tambourine as our youngest daughters partner hasn't really seen any of Bris and surrounding areas.

Unfortunately they are all heading back to Melbourne this afternoon:(

Mrs hh:angel:

[jerryd]

Did you try out the "Billie Cart Run" at the Ettamogah Pub Tony ?? I took the boys there a few years ago and we had great fun doing the hill :D

[Ausfree]

As a matter of fact we are :D And still are ;)

Both our daughters are up from Melb to attend a wedding last Sat. They both came over yesterday with their partners and some friends and we had a terrific BBQ. Today we are heading to Mt Tambourine as our youngest daughters partner hasn't really seen any of Bris and surrounding areas.

Unfortunately they are all heading back to Melbourne this afternoon:(

Mrs hh:angel:Loverly spot. When my daughter (the one in Bundaberg) was living in Forest Lakes, she took us up there for a look. We thoroughly enjoyed it.:D

[Landy Smurf]

Did you try out the "Billie Cart Run" at the Ettamogah Pub Tony ?? I took the boys there a few years ago and we had great fun doing the hill :D

Have no idea about that one. I do like billy carting, use to do it a fair bit when younger :)

[Ausfree]

Here ya go young Tony. Make your own billycart and go to the annual Gresford Billy Cart Derby.:) Not far from your place too. They have it every year at Easter time I think.
I might chance my arm at a bit of gumboot throwing.
Gresford Billy Cart Derby - Maitland Tourism (http://www.maitlandhuntervalley.com.au/Events/Gresford-Billy-Cart-Derby.aspx?contextid=634002009720927735)

[Landy Smurf]

Yeah it's a good day there. I have been before and I'm amazed by some of the creations and quality of the carts. I think a little series one cart would be the goods

[jerryd]

I'd like to build one of these :cool:

Black and White Pics - CycleKart UK (http://www.cyclekart.co.uk/black-and-white-pics.html)

Tricky part seems to be making the front axle assembly, although I've tracked a few bits down in the good ol' us of a :)

[Ausfree]

Well, I have the next four days off......yipeee!!!:arms: Getting ready for Mrs Aus's defanging and getting her ready for a new set of choppers, on Thursday.:)

Glad it's not me, I hate pain, especially mine!!!!:twisted:

[Ausfree]

Taking Mrs Aus for a brain scan today. She complains of dizziness.

I said "they are wasting their time they won't find one":wasntme:

I'll be right in a week or two, when my black eye subsides.

[jerryd]

Well, I have the next four days off......yipeee!!!:arms: Getting ready for Mrs Aus's defanging and getting her ready for a new set of choppers, on Thursday.:)

Glad it's not me, I hate pain, especially mine!!!!:twisted:

Hi Jim, you should make sure you have some jelly, custard , ice cream ready in the fridge for the boss after her surgery. She'll thank you for it :)

I lived on it for two or three days after my operations.

[Ausfree]

All taken care of thanks Jerry.:D

[banjo]

Taking Mrs Aus for a brain scan today. She complains of dizziness.

I said "they are wasting their time they won't find one":wasntme:

I'll be right in a week or two, when my black eye subsides.


Hey Jim how did the scan go. Get the all clear ??


Karen is still really sick from tablets. Getting very tired again aswell.

[banjo]

Oh dear i think this is going to hurt...Where to start
Well i have been on a pension for a few years now because i have AGROPHOBIA servere panic disorder.i have trouble going out to the point where i have locked myself in the bathroom in colds sweats with my heart in my throat thinking i would passout or pee or crap myself..i also have done this when i have had people coming over to visit or in this case (people offering to come & help )..it has ruined my life & my immediate family (wife & kids)..you know we used to go up to our local bush (hillsborough ) when we had a nissan SWB kids loved it but it sometimes could take me an hour to get there & we only live literaly 5 min drive from it..
its been realy hard for us because our families think its a big joke .they seem to think its funny to take the micky out of me ..but 27 years of abuse mentaly,physically,mentaly sexualy..
So i dont deal with people to well cause if i have to leave or (hide)as such they dont understand so we just dont do it but its now realy taking its toll on the wife & kids..
we had to file bankrupt a few years back now & the way this rover is going it could send us there again..wife (karen is realy worried )
i had a friend who i used to do stuff with because he didnt care that if we where going some where if i needed to turn round & head for home he didnt say anything i would just settle myself down & then turnround again & keep going & catch up to him & this could happen a few times before i got there & sometime i couldnt get there but he was ok with it so we got on real good but he went & died on me & i have taken it hard & since then i havent been able to do anything realy & we used to go bush alot just for the day out to sugarloaf & out the back of glendale & up hillsborough man i miss those days we all had fun me the kids & wife plus my friend..we used to work for ourselves i am a diesel mechanic by trade havent touched tools since i done my trade 20 years ago but we used to wash & grease trucks that kept us going was good money cause we used to do about 20 trucks a week..
Now the best i do is going down to the local shops again 5min drive away but i do go for a walk round aldi the cheap shops & the paper shop gotta get me rover mags..but this rarely happens .karen does all my running around picking up parts & the like..
i seem to get on better with woman the shrink says its because most of the abuse i suffered was from my father..
hence the reason we only see a few family members ..
we thought it bout time i told use as we have had offers of help with the car..
dont know how i would handle it..but if it wasnt for karen i know i would be dead she saved me..
the best thing so far is my kids..
& i have to say i have never found so many people to offer to help when they havent even met us ..thats cool.
i can only hope that when the car is sorted i can get some part of our life back & start going back to the bush...
So we would like to say many many thanks to everyone who has offered to help...
Not trying to be sobby just thought if use new the problem it mite make it easier to understand why i cant except the offers of help but i (we) really appreciate them i dont know how i would handle people here for the time it could take...
THANKS Jason & Karen..

WOW 916 pages from here & still going. I honestly thought it would go for 1 page & then I'd be laughed off the site.

[banjo]

Well it's another Wednesday night of origin. Wonder if the blues can do it again. I've sorta lost interest in all the games now. Used to watch every game. & always went to the knights home games as I could walk there when I lived at new lambton was only one street back towards kotara in Russell rd so could drink & walk & fight & argue. :D

[Ausfree]

Yeah, Jason the Thread has sort of evolved into a mini Forum. I do mention stuff on here that I don't want to put on the main Forum so it suits me.:)

Haven't had the results of the brain scan yet, but there are no major worries, just a routine thing.:)

[jerryd]

WOW 916 pages from here & still going. I honestly thought it would go for 1 page & then I'd be laughed off the site.

You're a Superstar ;)

[jerryd]

Jim + Jason will be celebrating now :twobeers:

[Ausfree]

Well, I have brought "Fang" home from her operation. It took about an hour, she is watching TV at the moment nursing a sore mouth. She has that many different types of drugs to take (painkillers, anti-inflamatories, mouth wash, antibiotics, etc) I said she needs one of those "Webster Packs" they give old people so they remember what drugs to take and when.:)

She was awake during the op. and she said she could feel them cutting and grinding on her bottom gum.

She didn't seem as bad as I would have expected when she came out, but I guess as the afternoon wears on and the numbness from the needles subsides from her gums, she will start to feel sick, sore and sorry for herself.


Goes back on Friday week for a checkup and then she has to wait a couple of months with no bottom teeth until her gums heal properly and then she will be measured up for a set of dentures that fit properly.:)

[JohnF]

WOW 916 pages from here & still going. I honestly thought it would go for 1 page & then I'd be laughed off the site.

well we are not laughing :)

[Ausfree]

Jason, I just bought the latest "4x4 Australia" magazine July issue and it has a large section in it on the Landrover Discovery. I was tipped off by a post in another section of the Forum. Don't waste money buying it, I will give you my copy when I finished with it.:D

As I am an avid reader I have also bought from Booktopia the book " Me and My Holden" which is a hardcover book on the early Holdens.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/06/552.jpg (http://s756.photobucket.com/user/Ausfree/media/me-and-my-holden_zps88734747.jpg.html)

I have a soft spot for the FJ Holden as my first car was an FJ. Had it for 9 years and I always regret selling it. It was immaculate but did need some work done on the motor, that's why I sold it.:(

[Ausfree]

Well, "Fang" is now complaining of a sore mouth. The effects of the needle has worn off.

[The ho har's]

Well, "Fang" is now complaining of a sore mouth. The effects of the needle has worn off.


Does she know you are calling her "Fang"? I might ring her and wise her up:twisted:

Mrs hh:angel:

[Ausfree]

Does she know you are calling her "Fang"? I might ring her and wise her up:twisted:

Mrs hh:angel:
Yup, she has read all these posts including your response,Carolyn.:D She did make a suggestion earlier today to call her "Metal Mouth":wasntme: but "Fang" is easier to type.:p

[jerryd]

Well, "Fang" is now complaining of a sore mouth. The effects of the needle has worn off.

My thoughts are with her Jim, as you know I've been there, done that and got the t shirt ;)

Without going into too much gory detail, what did they achieve today ??

[Ausfree]

My thoughts are with her Jim, as you know I've been there, done that and got the t shirt ;)

Without going into too much gory detail, what did they achieve today ??

Jerry, they removed one tooth, cut her gum open and ground the bone level, placed in the two metal locating pins for her new dentures, then stitched everything back up. She has to go back for a follow up next Friday and have the stitches removed.

She then waits for a couple of months until her gums settle down, then she gets fitted with a new set of dentures.

She has just got out of bed and her face is puffed up, you wouldn't believe.:o

[jerryd]

The gums will heal very quickly, the stiches are a "pain" to have removed though ;)

When I had my top jaw done they fitted a temporary denture, which also acted as a healing denture to protect the gums. Certainly not a pleasant experience :censored: but the end result is well worth all the pain.

tell her to keep eating the jelly and custard :)

[Ausfree]

She mentioned something about a temporary denture after the stitches are removed.:)

Can't eat dairy products, so I guess that rules out custard!!!!:(

[Ausfree]

I just said to her ( her with the swollen face) " I'll take a picture of you and put it on the internet"...................well, that went over like a lead balloon.:bat:

[JohnF]

Ausfree, just to distract you from your poor wife's suffering, I have just found out what happened to your previous avatar picture, and why you got rid of it before your wife found out:--

https://www.facebook.com/worldofweird/photos/a.118623751550142.25813.118593331553184/675641439181701/'type=1&theater

Hope this link works

[Ausfree]

Ausfree, just to distract you from your poor wife's suffering, I have just found out what happened to your previous avatar picture, and why you got rid of it before your wife found out:--

https://www.facebook.com/worldofweird/photos/a.118623751550142.25813.118593331553184/675641439181701/'type=1&theater

Hope this link works
You had me thinking for a while, John. I did have an avatar of a kangaroo laying down, it was a while ago and I had forgotten all about it.:confused:

You have a good memory, mate!!:D:D

[Ausfree]

Mrs Aus still has a swollen face this morning. Oh well, all she can do is take her anti-inflammatories.

[banjo]

I just said to her ( her with the swollen face) " I'll take a picture of you and put it on the internet"...................well, that went over like a lead balloon.:bat:



Wait till she is asleep Jim. :twisted:

[banjo]

I missed a page here. I don't seem to get the emails much. Sometimes I do then they stop then they start again. Ah well. I hope mrs aus feels better soon Jim. Sorry I didn't ring you back the day she went for the op. I remembered but was late then I thought mrs aus be sleeping a bit with the pain killers & didn't want to maybe wake her.




If they told me when I got there that I would be awake I'd have just left or hit someone. That's just crazy.

[Ausfree]

That's OK Jason, I understand you have your worries. I think that is enough for one person.:)

[banjo]

Well the disco died this morning. Wouldn't start. Turned over fine. So checked for spark that was all good. Then I realised I couldn't hear the fuel pump pressurise itself. So got the manuals out every manual told a different spot & a different colour for the relays so I gave up on that. Still haven't found the relays for the fuel pump. So I checked the fuel pump for voltage. There was over 10 volts so it was getting power. The battery was worked hard a morning trying to start it & test things so I recon that's why the volts where down. Anyway so waited for Fred to finish work & went & got a new fuel pump. Starts now. But we have to put Karens specialists appointment tomorrow off till next week or the week after on our good pay week. $200 for the pump & seal kit. It's done now. This pump it quieter then the old one so I didn't think it was working. But it is. The old pump read just under quarter of a tank of fuel the new one says it's empty & the fuel light is on so Karen just ran down the road to put the last $10 in it. She just pulled up so car is still going. So have no idea which pump reading is correct. Karen just said it's working she put the $10 in it & it now says quarter of a tank. So I guess we will just have to see how it goes. She is going to work tomorrow now to do the job she was supposed to do today plus pay rent & get some groceries.

[banjo]

Bloody cars I tell ya. I'm well & truly over them. All I do is eat sleep poop cars. Had enough. I need a holiday. As for the money side like Karen says easy come easy go.

[Ausfree]

Look on the bright side Jason. You have mechanical knowledge so you have a pretty good chance of tracking down the problem.:)

If it was me, I would have to take it to a garage and pay them labour plus parts.:(

[banjo]

Look on the bright side Jason. You have mechanical knowledge so you have a pretty good chance of tracking down the problem.:)

If it was me, I would have to take it to a garage and pay them labour plus parts.:(

Yeah your right. I'd hate to know the final cost if we had to pay someone to do the job. Karens getting the ****s with the staff at all 4x4. Karen told them what we needed yet they insist on telling us to check this & check that. Karen said um yeah we already did all that but it could be this or that. They look at her as if to say yeah right like you know what your on about. It's all the new staff. We usually just deal with pommy dave as he knows if we say we need this part he knows that's the part we need. Then says to any other customers that need help with there series he says you should go see this lady's husband he will tell you what's wrong real quick. I gave up using the manual as it was just confusing us & making me second guess what I thought was wrong. Karen gets into arguments with the new staff when they bring her the wrong part so she tells them it's wrong go get another one. When she proves them wrong they look at her sideways & treat her like crap. She's over that. They go threw new staff up there all the time. Anyway the car seems fixed now so that's all I care.

[banjo]

Hey Jim how's Mrs Aus's jaw. Starting to settle down a bit now.


Haven't heard from Lionel for awhile hope all is good up there with him & he gets his eyes fixed up.

[Ausfree]

Hey Jim how's Mrs Aus's jaw. Starting to settle down a bit now.


Haven't heard from Lionel for awhile hope all is good up there with him & he gets his eyes fixed up.

She went back to the Doctor today, she is getting pain in the front of the lower gum and she was hoping it was not infected. He took her in and looked at it and said it's fine. She gets the stitches out on Friday.

Yeah, I hope Lionel is OK too. He looks in here every now and then, if we don't hear from him soon, I'll PM him. Actually, come to think of it, I'm sure I saw a post from him yesterday somewhere else on the Forum.

[Ausfree]

The daughter up at Bundaberg is not happy at all. Her leg is still not healing properly (been 3 months now) so she went to Brisbane for another opinion on whether to have a plate put in her leg.She is getting frustrated with the senior doctor at Bundaberg Base Hospital. He doesn't want to put a plate in.

The doctor at Brisbane said "no" we recommend you put up with it as putting in a plate is a last resort. It is healing but very slowly. They have given her another "special boot" to wear and when I was talking to her yesterday she said at least she is out of the wheelchair and getting around on crutches.

[Lionelgee]

Hey Jim how's Mrs Aus's jaw. Starting to settle down a bit now.


Haven't heard from Lionel for awhile hope all is good up there with him & he gets his eyes fixed up.


Hello Jason and Jim,

Eyes are still the same. I start the process of getting new lenses in Brisbane next Monday, the 30th of June. I will be measured up for a new set of lenses. So trip one of four return trips will be taking place. So one step closer to rejoining the world of the sighted :).

I have been recovering slowly from some fever like bug over the past two weeks. So I have been a bit quite and been on a couple of courses of antibiotics. I am on the mend.

Thank you for your concern Jason and Jim :) Jim I hope your daughter's leg picks up its rate of healing too.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Ausfree]

Good to hear from you Lionel. I realise you are going through a difficult time at the moment. Lets keep our fingers crossed that your sight will return to normal after your trips to Brissy.:D

[V8Ian]

Jason, Commodore fuel pumps are the same as Land Rover, the only difference is the electrical connection.

[V8Ian]

Lionel, do you go to the P.A. or the Terrace? Can I shout you a coffee when you're in Brisvegas, please? :)

[Ausfree]

Lionel, do you go to the P.A. or the Terrace? Can I shout you a coffee when you're in Brisvegas, please? :)

Hey, Ian does good coffee, Lionel!!!:D

[Lionelgee]

Lionel, do you go to the P.A. or the Terrace? Can I shout you a coffee when you're in Brisvegas, please? :)

G'day Ian of the V8,

My good wife, Leeann and I will be stepping off the Tilt Train at Roma Street. My specialist is on Queen Street in the old T & G Building. The appointment is at 1:00 pm. We are then catching the Tilt Train at 5:00 pm at Roma Street to wend our way back home.

We are also trying to catch up with our two Brisbane based children (Adults). They will try and fit us into their hectic social, work/study life :p At this stage we do not know what our exact timeline is yet; apart from the train times and the specialist appointment.

This will be one of at least four train trips to Brisbane Ian so no doubt we can catch up at some stage.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[V8Ian]

Lionel you'll have to stay down here for a few days. We can take you to Mt Mee, I'm sure Jerry, Saich, Uncovered Toes Dave and other Northsiders will take advantage of any excuse for a trip back there. Steve has been making noises about an AULRO get-together at his estate (10L H2O cover charge ;)).
Where are your kids living?

[Lionelgee]

Lionel you'll have to stay down here for a few days. We can take you to Mt Mee, I'm sure Jerry, Saich, Uncovered Toes Dave and other Northsiders will take advantage of any excuse for a trip back there. Steve has been making noises about an AULRO get-together at his estate (10L H2O cover charge ;)).
Where are your kids living?


Hello Ian,

I am not sure when the second Brisbane trip will be - it involves factors outside of my control ...government departments and such. The first trip is when Leeann is on holidays. Third and fourth trips depends on when the second trip is and specialist's availability. I had thought I would be fully sighted by August - now it is looking more like September. :cool:

Our son lives North-side and works in the city; daughter lives South-side and goes to University of Queensland. Our middle child - son, lives on the flash Gold Coast!

Kind Regards
Lionel

[jerryd]

Lionel you'll have to stay down here for a few days. We can take you to Mt Mee, I'm sure Jerry, Saich, Uncovered Toes Dave and other Northsiders will take advantage of any excuse for a trip back there. Steve has been making noises about an AULRO get-together at his estate (10L H2O cover charge ;)).
Where are your kids living?

Coffee at Mount Mee sounds good to me ;)

[V8Ian]

Coffee at Mount Mee sounds good to me ;)

Followed by a Crowny at the Crown? :twobeers:
It's been done before. ;)

[Lionelgee]

G'day All,

Hello Jason and other participants of "Embarrassment". I must make a special note that this thread and a number of others on AULRO are great contributors in keeping me relatively sane. Especially with my eyes being on the blink since April. Another assistance has been doing some blind tinkering on my Land Rovers.

How many times are you placed in a position doing work on Land Rovers where you cannot see your hands and go solely by feel anyway.

So thank you again Jason and other contributors to this thread and being able to keep in touch with fellow Series 3 owners, Holden Powered Series owners, SLOw members and General Chat people & Military Land Rovers - Leaf Sprung. Oh and "Other Powered Series Land Rovers. Thank youse all :)

Kind Regards
Lionel

[V8Ian]

Lionel, the usual suspects are keen to go, so keep us updated on your visits.
If accommodation is an issue I'm positive we can sort a bed out. I also have a spare car you could use. (Not the Disco, I just Ipanad the grill.)

[V8Ian]

Translation/explanation for you Jerry.

"The Kingswood! You're not taking the Kingswood!..." [insert far-fetched excuse] e.g. "I've just ducoed the tyres" or "I've just glad-wrapped the aerial!" or "I've just Mr Sheened the number-plate!"

Kingswood Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ipana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ipana Toothpaste Commercial (1957) - YouTube

[Ausfree]

"Leave the money on the fridge, wog". You wouldn't get away with that saying today on the TV. But that was Kingswood Country.:D

"The Kingswood...... you're not taking the Kingswood, I've just polished the dipstick":p

[jerryd]

How did you know that I've just been to the dentist Ian :)

How's Mrs Ausfree Jim ? ? I was thinking of her this afternoon as I was sitting in the dental chair, I had to go and have my yearly x rays done and get my titanium cleaned :eek:

Bloody sore gums tonight :(

[Ausfree]

Dental appointment at 2pm this arvo, Jerry. Got to have the stitches taken out and the temporary denture fitted. I'm off work today to take her in.

[banjo]

Dental appointment at 2pm this arvo, Jerry. Got to have the stitches taken out and the temporary denture fitted. I'm off work today to take her in.

And you had a haircut & you came visit me. That must of been the worst cup of coffee you've ever had. Apparently I don't make good cuppas. People want milk in them & I don't put enough in or I put to much in. I've finished cleaning now so house is clean. Was a pig style when you was here.

[Ausfree]

I didn't notice what state the house was in, Jason.:) We visited the Dentist, I think his proper title is Maxifacial and Oral Surgeon, Who took Mrs Aus's stitches out she is not having a temporary denture, that cost extra if you want one. Anyrate, she said her gum is very sore and she would not want to wear it anyway.:)

She goes back in a fortnight for another checkup.:)


The daughter in Bundaberg is back at work on light duties, so she is getting around the office on crutches.

I don't know if I mentioned on here before but they are building a house at Moore Park Beach. The frame work is finished and the brickwalls are going up now.:) So I will have to make another trip to Bundaberg when it is finished to have a squiz.

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

I am off to Brisbane to have my first measurement for the new specialist lenses on Monday.

This afternoon I had a quick one-eyed squint on an internet job site today and I discovered a bevy of jobs I can apply for. Some even pretty closely related to my PhD studies :) Others that are even here in Bundaberg.

Now, is this just pure coincidence that when the wheels start to creak towards getting fully sighted again that jobs, which have been few and far between, have started to appear?

I am probably reading/squinting too much into it?

Anyway opportunities are better than nothing :) :banana::banana::banana:

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Ausfree]

Keep that positive attitude up, Lionel!!!:D

[Ausfree]

The daughter from Bundaberg E-mailed me some photo's of her house, it is now at lock up stage. Progress is continueing.:)

At least the excitement of seeing her house being built will help take her mind off her dog bite problems.:D

[Ausfree]

We have been informed by oldest daughter that she will be moving over to WA to take up her Ranger Job in three weeks time. She will be moving into a brand new two bedroom home in a small village.

Hubby will follow her with the grandaughter a bit later.

[Lionelgee]

G'day All,

I am back home in Bundaberg after a trip to see the contact lens specialist in Brisbane yesterday. :)

I had an extra appointment that involved wearing a set of trial lenses and wearing them around the city centre for an hour. I then had my eyes tuned to get the correction established so I can see properly. I was then taught how to insert and remove the new style of lenses. My old lenses only fit over the coloured part of my eyes. The new lenses are much bigger and close to the size of a domed 10 cent coin. Get a 10 cent coin in a mold and then clobber it with the ball of a ball pein hammer and you will have a close facsimile of what the new contact lenses will be like

The benefit of the new lenses is that they are supposed to be dust proof and I can go swimming in them. With the old lenses if a speck of dust blew into my eye it would make a beeline for the contact lens and then lodge between the Rigid Gas Permeable or hard contact lens and bit of grit would start cutting into my eye. A speck the size of a pin hole would find me trying to claw the contact lens out and hurt like hell. It also meant that 15 years ago I had to leave my chosen vocation of horticulture because avoiding dust and dirt is pretty hard in the work environment of parks & gardens and landscaping.

It was windy in Brisbane's CBD yesterday and with the trial lenses I could look into the wind and not worry about a speck of dust blinding me.

The other good thing was that I found out that I could get the contact lenses posted to me - so one less trip to Brisbane.

The extra time around the hour trial and the how to wear lessons pretty much chewed up the free time I had in the afternoon. Leeann and I got to see - squint with our daughter for lunch and when I found out I had the hour extra time at the specialist Leeann caught a train so she could see our son before we had to catch the train from Brisbane.

We broke the trip home up by getting off at Nambour and spent some time with Leeann's brother and his family.

So it was a worthwhile trip and I got to try out the new lenses that I was told should last between six and eight years.

Once the lenses arrive I have to wear them for six weeks then I will be back to Brisbane to make sure that the lenses and my eyes are compatible. During these six weeks I will have to build up from wearing the lenses for the first time from half an hour to being able to wear them for the whole day.

There you go. One step closer to being sighted again :)

Kind Regards
Lionel

[banjo]

G'day All,

I am back home in Bundaberg after a trip to see the contact lens specialist in Brisbane yesterday. :)

I had an extra appointment that involved wearing a set of trial lenses and wearing them around the city centre for an hour. I then had my eyes tuned to get the correction established so I can see properly. I was then taught how to insert and remove the new style of lenses. My old lenses only fit over the coloured part of my eyes. The new lenses are much bigger and close to the size of a domed 10 cent coin. Get a 10 cent coin in a mold and then clobber it with the ball of a ball pein hammer and you will have a close facsimile of what the new contact lenses will be like

The benefit of the new lenses is that they are supposed to be dust proof and I can go swimming in them. With the old lenses if a speck of dust blew into my eye it would make a beeline for the contact lens and then lodge between the Rigid Gas Permeable or hard contact lens and bit of grit would start cutting into my eye. A speck the size of a pin hole would find me trying to claw the contact lens out and hurt like hell. It also meant that 15 years ago I had to leave my chosen vocation of horticulture because avoiding dust and dirt is pretty hard in the work environment of parks & gardens and landscaping.

It was windy in Brisbane's CBD yesterday and with the trial lenses I could look into the wind and not worry about a speck of dust blinding me.

The other good thing was that I found out that I could get the contact lenses posted to me - so one less trip to Brisbane.

The extra time around the hour trial and the how to wear lessons pretty much chewed up the free time I had in the afternoon. Leeann and I got to see - squint with our daughter for lunch and when I found out I had the hour extra time at the specialist Leeann caught a train so she could see our son before we had to catch the train from Brisbane.

We broke the trip home up by getting off at Nambour and spent some time with Leeann's brother and his family.

So it was a worthwhile trip and I got to try out the new lenses that I was told should last between six and eight years.

Once the lenses arrive I have to wear them for six weeks then I will be back to Brisbane to make sure that the lenses and my eyes are compatible. During these six weeks I will have to build up from wearing the lenses for the first time from half an hour to being able to wear them for the whole day.

There you go. One step closer to being sighted again :)

Kind Regards
Lionel

I can :eek: clearly now the lenses are coming. :banana::banana::banana::wasntme:

[The ho har's]

Terrific news Lionel :D

[Lionelgee]

Terrific news Lionel :D

G'day the Ho Hars,

Thank you for the best wishes, one step closer - not quite there yet though. Yesterday provided the last piece of the complex puzzle before I can start the official process to gain approval for the cash to pay for the lenses. It may be 4 -6 weeks between my lodging the forms and the powers that be providing funding approval. Nothing guaranteed however I think I can present a convincing case. Then when the approval comes - cross fingers, it will take a week for the lenses to be made. They then go from the manufacturer to my specialist and the lenses get checked. Then they get posted out to me from Brisbane so probably two weeks after the order is placed I will begin the process of building up wearing the new lenses each day. From half and hour to 12 hours over a number of weeks.

Yes Banjo it was good to see almost properly again even if was for just one hour. :)

I had an email waiting for me at home from one of the jobs I applied for asking me for what was my first preference for working for the company. I know this means absolutely nothing however it does show they are expressing some interest in me ;)

Gee once the lenses have arrived I will have to hit the ground running as my PhD ground to a halt on the 28th of April.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Ausfree]

Lionel, I am glad things are improving mate. Good luck and keep at it!!!:D

[The ho har's]

Lionel,

Forwards from here on then :D

Hope the best for you:)

[banjo]

Well been pulling the sheds apart today. I've moved all benches to the outside walls now ..I've started to pull the centre wall out so I can have more room. Since it's 2 sheds joined I'm going to have to brace it at one end as the other end still has a sheet left in each shed. So there's a small wall between the benches. Has opened up the shed tho so I have more room to move. I just want to get all this body work done & paint it all. Then have to find somewhere to store it all.

[The ho har's]

Then have to find somewhere to store it all.


Our Place :D

Told you before, we would be really good neighbours for each other :angel::D

Mrs hh:angel:

[Ausfree]

Well, eldest daughter is furiously packing everything up for her big shift to WA. Mrs Aus has been helping her for the last few days, I will go over tomorrow to help as I am working today.
They are coming to get her stuff next Tuesday. Then she will fly over and hubby and daughter will drive over a week or so later.

Good luck to her, I hope everything turns out well.:D

[banjo]

Our Place :D

Told you before, we would be really good neighbours for each other :angel::D

Mrs hh:angel:

Na use would get sic of me being there so much with all those landrover at your place.

[banjo]

Well, eldest daughter is furiously packing everything up for her big shift to WA. Mrs Aus has been helping her for the last few days, I will go over tomorrow to help as I am working today.
They are coming to get her stuff next Tuesday. Then she will fly over and hubby and daughter will drive over a week or so later.

Good luck to her, I hope everything turns out well.:D


She is very lucky to get a ranger job Jim. I wanted to do that years ago. We just could afford to do the corses.

It will be a good but very long drive for her husband & daughter.

How's mrs Aus going all settling down for her.

[Ausfree]

She is very lucky to get a ranger job Jim. I wanted to do that years ago. We just could afford to do the corses.

It will be a good but very long drive for her husband & daughter.

How's mrs Aus going all settling down for her.
She tried for several Ranger's jobs in NSW but couldn't even get an interview.She has the qualifications but no practical experience, so when this job came up she applied for it and against stiff opposition from other applicants, she got it. It will give her much needed hands on experience so if she wants to come back, she will have a better chance of getting a local job.:)

The long drive for her hubby is not a problem, they have a Toyo Prado and a caravan which they used on their recent trip around Australia.

Mrs Aus is coming along fine, the gums are slowly healing and she is gradually moving onto more solid food. She is getting sick of soup and stuff. She has another appointment late next week, to check on her progress.:D

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

I have three job application "acknowledgements" sitting in my Inbox after spending part of yesterday and the majority of today applying for three vacancies.

It should be interesting what blazing errors and minor stuff-ups dwell within the applications since I cannot see properly. The applications even had the pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey type little boxes where I had to fill in information - now that was fun - NOT :eek:

The applications were those start from scratch and answer 7 Essential Selection Criteria and 7 Desirable Selection Criteria.

One good thing about all the jobs is that at least they clearly state the pay rates. Unlike most of the Community Sector based jobs. Also all three jobs are research based and in an area very, very close to my own postgraduate study and research interests.

Well I am now going to do some blind-mechanics on one of my Land Rovers to prevent me from going :wallbash: I think I have already done enough of that today while applying for jobs. :eek:

Oh well cross fingers. It is just like the lottery; you have to be in it to win it.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Ausfree]

Keep at it Lionel, giving up is not an option. Glad to see you are getting some "responses"!!:)

[Lionelgee]

Keep at it Lionel, giving up is not an option. Glad to see you are getting some "responses"!!:)

G'day Ausfree,

The acknowledgements were the good old robot-driven auto responses. They are to let one know that the application has bounced itself to the right place in the electron jungle.

Today sometime before 11:59 pm is the closing date/time for the applications. Well at least I think it is because the site just said closing 6th of July and no exact time given.

At least the applications were completed and sent. Yesterday it was hard to get motivated and I went for lots of walks around the yard. I frequently said rude words before I got up off my chair to go for the walk :angel:


Today I just had less walks... :twisted: Probably more :censored: :censored: :censored:

Kind Regards
Lionel

[banjo]

It's funny about jobs. I don't think I have ever filled in an application for a job. Just rang & booked an interview time. I guess I am one of the lucky ones when it comes to finding work. With all the jobs I have had up till me doing the trucks. I've just walked out of one job straight into another.

I hope it all works out for you Lionel.

On the other hand I've finished removing the central wall in the shed. And I may have solved the storage problem. I'm trying to get another chassis or if I have to another complete car. I'm going to cut the centre of the chassis out & put some heavy duty castor wheels on it. So I can put the body on it once I've painted it all. That way I can build the car in the shed & finish off the wiring everything on the cab other then the guards bonnet & grill. Then I will do all the brake lines on my chassis so all I have to do is lift the cab off cut chassis onto Harry's chassis all done. Mite need a help for that or I maybe able to use the hoist. Will have to wait see. & wait see if I can find something. We found a complete car on gumtree for $500 Ono but don't know if it's a long or short wheelbase. It's in Newcastle so we emailed them & just have to wait to see if they get back to us. If not we will txt them as we think there was a mobile number in the add. I'm still tinkering in the shed cleaning up & finding spots for everything it's nearly all done then into painting. But I thought the chassis idea was a good one. Anyway will see what happens.

[Ausfree]

G'Day Lionel. Yeah, I knew what you meant when you said "acknowledgements" that's why I answered with "responses".:D

Jason, I think the days of walking into a business and introducing yourself and getting a job on a handshake are over.:( Nowadays it's all about qualifications, certificates and all the rest of the crap that goes with it. Plus being able to bull**** on a resume.

If you need a hand Jason, as long as it's not really heavy lifting, let me know. Only too happy to help. Unfortunately, my back is not the best (two pinched nerves) so I can do light to moderate lifting, if I'm careful.:)

[banjo]

Well that local Landy has been sold so on the look out for a chassis or complete Landy.
Karen found out she still gets her supplement payments so should be able to get ahead of things now.

[Ausfree]

Hey Jase, walking back to work this afternoon, I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked into the carpark and saw a..........


YELLOW

FJ HOLDEN:eek::eek:

It belongs to one of the Shift supervisors and he has owned it for ten years. He tells me it's all original with the grey motor, 6 volt electrics and cross ply tyres.It's a 1953 model Business Sedan.
I asked him what's it like to drive on crossplys and he said "all over the road".:)

I mentioned to him to give me warning next time he brings it in as I want to get some piccies.

Gee, it brought back memories of my first car....a 1955 FJ Holden Special Sedan.

I was weak at the knees.:p

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

The journey to being fully sighted again has had its ignition key turned on and the accelerator pedal has been lighted tapped. I placed the order to have the new lenses made with the contact lens specialist this afternoon. They then place the order with the manufacturer. Once made the lenses get sent to the specialist and I pick them up from there.

A slight change of plans from my latest trip to Brisbane on the 30th of June when I was told that I could get the lenses posted out to me. The receptionist was adamant :twisted::twisted::twisted: this afternoon that I will have to travel to Brisbane to be fitted with them. So back to having 4 return trips to Brisbane.

Hey, at least the first leg will be the only one where I am not able to see properly! On the return leg I will be freaking out at being able to see all the texture and colour in the world again. Being able to see correctly is really very data busy.

Within the next 2-3 weeks I will receive a telephone call and be informed of my next appointment in Brisbane. :) I will keep you all posted.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[pop058]

Hello All,

The journey to being fully sighted again has had its ignition key turned on and the accelerator pedal has been lighted tapped. I placed the order to have the new lenses made with the contact lens specialist this afternoon. They then place the order with the manufacturer. Once made the lenses get sent to the specialist and I pick them up from there.

A slight change of plans from my latest trip to Brisbane on the 30th of June when I was told that I could get the lenses posted out to me. The receptionist was adamant :twisted::twisted::twisted: this afternoon that I will have to travel to Brisbane to be fitted with them. So back to having 4 return trips to Brisbane.

Hey, at least the first leg will be the only one where I am not able to see properly! On the return leg I will be freaking out at being able to see all the texture and colour in the world again. Being able to see correctly is really very data busy.

Within the next 2-3 weeks I will receive a telephone call and be informed of my next appointment in Brisbane. :) I will keep you all posted.

Kind Regards
Lionel


good luck mate. Keep us in the loop. :p

[Ausfree]

Good Stuff Lionel, yep, keep us in the loop.:D

[Lionelgee]

Good Stuff Lionel, yep, keep us in the loop.:D

Hello Ausfree and Pop058,

Thanks for the big print you blokes. It makes it easier to read. :) It takes up a lot of space though. I can squint smaller print okay. As long I get up close to it.

Now what were my last words in the message about ordering the contact lenses this afternoon... "I will keep you all posted" :D :cool:

Kind Regards
Lionel

[banjo]

Hello Ausfree and Pop058,

Thanks for the big print you blokes. It makes it easier to read. :) It takes up a lot of space though. I can squint smaller print okay. As long I get up close to it.

Now what were my last words in the message about ordering the contact lenses this afternoon... "I will keep you all posted" :D :cool:

Kind Regards
Lionel

great news Lionel lets us know how it all goes.

[JohnF]

as Lionel now has his new glasses why does every post on this page use such a large font-- good luck Lionel, good to hear it.

[Lionelgee]

as Lionel now has his new glasses why does every post on this page use such a large font-- good luck Lionel, good to hear it.


Hello John,

No I cannot wear glasses because my eyes are beyond the scope of how glass lenses can be ground.

What I have done is placed the order for the specialist Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lenses that are my only option. The contact lenses have to get manufactured.www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/rgps.htm (http://ccs.dogpile.com/ClickHandler.ashx?ld=20140711&app=1&c=info.dogpl&s=dogpile&rc=info.dogpl&dc=&euip=123.211.62.20&pvaid=cb72bf1274554901b65d078a6aabc8ea&dt=Desktop&fct.uid=49161d318ba97f67%253B%2520__utma%253D7&en=0WEFU%2fZhSoQrR2QhC9ngyiLWjD1jFApuD%2bA8y%2fAiI z1wW%2fgzy%2bNk0g%3d%3d&du=www.allaboutvision.com%2fcontacts%2frgps.htm&ru=http%3a%2f%2fwww.allaboutvision.com%2fcontacts% 2frgps.htm&ap=1&coi=771&cop=main-title&npp=1&p=0&pp=0&ep=1&mid=9&hash=9BF19FC85C853DF4CF0C09D76ABB13DC)

It may take a couple of weeks before I can see properly again. Plus a trip to Brisbane. I will then have to build up wearing them from about half an hour per day and steadily increase over weeks before I can wear them all day.

Kind Regards

Lionel

[Ausfree]

as Lionel now has his new glasses why does every post on this page use such a large font-- good luck Lionel, good to hear it.
?????Not the way I read it John. Lionel said he has placed the order for them, that's the way I read it, correct me if I'm wrong.:confused::D

p.s. Ooops, Lionel has already corrected you.Goes to show I shouldn't jump in to answer posts before reading the Thread to the end.

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

Here a description and some graphics about the type of lenses that are hopefully now on order About | Scleral Lens Education Society (http://www.sclerallens.org/about)

It took over one week to get a written quote so I am a bit skeptical about the order being placed yesterday or today like I was told.

Fingers crossed anyway that some efficiency made it into a certain office in Brisbane today.


Ironically, if these lenses were available 15 years ago I would not to have had to leave my trade. My bank balance would look a damn side better than it is now and has been for more years than I care to remember. I got my tax return from a job yesterday and the on line payment summary showed 4 years of my working for the same mob. The total of those four years would not have come up to the amount I got in one year working in my trade - with a 9 day fortnight!


Kind Regards
Lionel

[Ausfree]

Wow, sounds quite involved, Lionel.:)

[Lionelgee]

Wow, sounds quite involved, Lionel.:)

Hello Everyone,

As much as I appreciate the large fonts if I get up close and personal I can read the normal font with my left eye. I have to keep my right eye closed. Using the normal-sized font will save page space.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[banjo]

Well Karen brought herself another little car. It's a gold 1992 model Subaru like old one but not lowered has standard mags. It's only got 2 marks in the paint other then that it is immaculate condition. Went through the glove box yesterday & found all the paper work on the car since new all work done all services. Even has the original owners manual & the extra original service booklets. It's perfect inside. It's automatic drives perfectly even has a tow bar. Thenaircon works awesome only just been regased. It was advertised for $1600 then he had it the next day for $1200. Karen messages him said she give him $900 cash. But when she got there said oh it's auto it said manual in the add. So she said I'll give you $700 cash & turned to leave & he said $800 so Karen said yep. He was leaving the country the same day it was Thursday. Just in the right spot at right time. It does need a wash though. I'll take some pics tomorrow & post em up.

[Ausfree]

Well, a new/second hand car should make it easier for Karen.:) Be a bit cheaper to run than the D1, Jase!!:D:D

[banjo]

Well, a new/second hand car should make it easier for Karen.:) Be a bit cheaper to run than the D1, Jase!!:D:D


Yeah it will be. Plus it's an auto. Karen rang the specialist the other day we can't get into there till the 19th of next month. We going to get another blood test before we go there as Karen is getting very tired again & is feeling nauseas every day aswell.


I went &:twisted:brought a new vice cause I had to finally throw the old one out as it broke again & just couldn't be repaired anymore. I also got the wheels & the metal to build a centre bit of the chassis so can put the body cab back together in the shed on it. I nearly finished it. Should get it all done tomorrow. Having trouble with the wire feed on my new mig welder it loose rest feed while welding the wheel slips that pushes it. I'm using .8 wire so I'll try some .9 tomorrow see if it feeds that better. Oh yes it's the right size on the wheel for .8.

[banjo]

Ok so this is what ive been doing. Pulling the center wall out of shed.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/657.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2964_zps24142347.jpg.html)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/658.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2965_zpsa068e589.jpg.html)

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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/661.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_2970_zpsc98adb64.jpg.html)

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And this is Karens new little car

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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/663.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_3005_zpse8254227.jpg.html)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/664.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_3006_zps7b222438.jpg.html)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/665.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_3008_zps729b591b.jpg.html)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/666.jpg (http://s949.photobucket.com/user/jasonkarens/media/IMG_3009_zps882f1928.jpg.html)

And that's about that for this lot..Now have to UPDATE Harrys thread :D

[Ausfree]

Hey Jason.......LUUVVV the purple steering wheel cover!!!:wasntme::angel: Car looks good, mate!!

The shed looks good and with all the tools it looks like you really mean business:D.

[banjo]

Hey Jason.......LUUVVV the purple steering wheel cover!!!:wasntme::angel: Car looks good, mate!!

The shed looks good and with all the tools it looks like you really mean business:D.


I just drove Karens car. The first time I did drive it was to put it in the yard. & I noticed it had a slight slip. Just took it up the street therea slight slip in D. But when I came back to park it I put it in R & hit the accelerator pedal & there's a big slip in R. Bugga. I will check the fluid in the trans on the weekend hopefully it's just low. If not I'll check the filter if it not that then the bands will need adjusting if not that then the valve body is stuffed. But Karen says it's fine when she drives. She is very weary now since the accident & has slowed down somewhat. So should be ok till I check it out.

[Ausfree]

Did you get the auto box sorted, Jase????

[banjo]

Did you get the auto box sorted, Jase????

Na Karen had to go out this morning. By the time she got home it was raining I'll have a look tomorrow. Got a massive migraine now :-(

[Ausfree]

Take care, mate!!!:)